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Colorado Cracks Down: New Wage Law Brings Big Changes for Employers Starting August 6, 2025

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On May 22, 2025, Colorado House Bill 25-1001 was signed into law, which amends the Colorado Wage Claim Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq. As a result, August 6, 2025, marks the start of new compliance obligations that...more

Venable LLP

Third Circuit to Employers: Beware this 22 Million Dollar Mistake

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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently brought suit against East Pennsylvania Manufacturing (East Penn) under the Fair Labor Standard Acts (FLSA) for allegedly failing to pay thousands of employees for time they spent...more

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FLSA Misclassification: Common Mistakes That Employers Make When Classifying Their Employees as "Exempt" from Overtime...

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In 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) collected a whopping $234 million in back wages for nearly 200,000 employees who the DOL determined were not paid in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Experts...more

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DOL Breaks Record in Wage and Hour Enforcement – Time to Consider Self-Audits

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Those who believed the Trump administration would scale back the Obama-era Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) aggressive enforcement of wage and hour laws may be surprised to learn that the DOL recently announced that it recovered...more

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Oregon Equal Pay Act: What Employers Need to Know

Potential exposure for a violation of Oregon’s Equal Pay Act is considerable. Employees alleging unpaid wages or pay equity discrimination may be awarded two years of back pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorney...more

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